Welcome back! We hope you all are feeling rested, rejuvenated, and recentered after this past Spring Break! This week at the MCC, we have tons of exciting programming and events rooted in API solidarity and Allyship. Check out the details below!!

Are you passionate social justice, anti-oppression, and creating community with folks across difference? If yes, the Multicultural Community Center is beyond excited to encourage you to apply to our 2016-2017 student internship!

Check out mcc.berkley.edu or mcc.berkley.edu/internship to find out more information and to APPLY BY THURSDAY APRIL 7th @ 5pm by dropping of your application at the MCC’s front desk. We're super excited to add YOU to our amazing team of interns. 


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Open Hours

Monday: 10am - 6pm 
Tuesday - Thursday: 10am - 8pm 
Friday: Noon - 8pm 
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In solidarity,
The Multicultural Community Center
Want to be an MCC Intern?
If our cute video doesn't play for you, try this link: https://youtu.be/iptDaNknXPM
The Multicultural Community Center (MCC) is currently seeking Student Interns to staff and implement programming in the MCC for the 2016-2017 academic school year. The MCC Internship is intended to facilitate students’ greater involvement in the MCC as well as their broader engagement in multicultural- related education, collaboration and community-building.

Rooted in the 1999 Ethnic Studies Strike and Agreement, the MCC has had a profound history of struggle, student-visioning and vibrant programming in the decade since its inception. Building on increased—and student-won—funding, Interns are an integral part of the MCC’s future as a student-driven and community-centered space. The MCC Internship is a unique opportunity to create and engage in innovative, reflexive and grass roots programming and project design, collective decision-making structures, equitable and accessible space management, evaluation processes, etc. As an ever growing and evolving space on campus, we are looking for interns who are highly motivated and ready to invest in both themselves and the year-long MCC internship program.

The majority of MCC Intern positions will be allocated to workstudy eligible students. Non-workstudy eligible students (including AB540 and undocumented students) will also be considered for MCC Intern positions based on their specific potential to contribute particular skills and expertise needed for the MCC to fulfill its programmatic and logistical vision.

If you are interested in being an MCC Intern next year, check out more info here and please fill out the application below!!

Priority Deadline: Thursday, April 7th @5pm
If you have been or are currently an MCC Intern and would like to re-apply for next year, please fill out the application below!
This Week in the MCC: APII Series!!
Asian Pacific Islander Issues Series (APII Series) provides opportunities for the API community to critically think about current issues, learn from one another, and build solidarity over the span of a week. Daily events and workshops provide intentional and focused time for the community to engage with issues collectively. Caucuses will provide continued space for affinity groups to address issues that are specific within their respective communities while ultimately connecting everyone back to the larger API community.

Our theme this year, APIs in Action: Allyship & Self-Care, provides a space to translate theories of self care and allyship into practices that we can use in our daily lives. This space is not limited to API- identified folks.

The Asian Pacific Islander Issues Series invites you to explore these questions with us, but as we take care of and support each other, it is equally important that we take time to care for ourselves as students, activists, and community members.

Welcome APIs & Allies
Opening Ceremony ft. Adelina Tancioco 
Tuesday, 3/29, 5:30 - 8pm 
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) 220 Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
Join us for our launch of APIISeries! We will have Spiritual Healer and Certified DreamBuilder Coach Adelina Tancioco as our opening keynote. Enjoy some good food, entertainment, keynote, and community caucus spaces at our opening event. 

Yes, No, Maybe?!?!?
Wednesday, 3/30, 1:30-3:30p
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) 220 Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
Tired of talking about self-care? Ready to practice? Learning to set boundaries is key to having good self-care. In this workshop we use theater and play to explore how to say yes, no and maybe as well as identify our hang ups in saying what we want. Be ready to have fun and make mistakes together! This workshop will be capped at 20 participants; be sure to register to secure your spot! Guest facilitator: Amy Lam, Community Health for Asian Americans

Being In & Building Community: Allyship in Action
Wednesday, 3/30, 5-7p
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) 220 Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
Join the Program Coordinators of the Centers for Educational Justice and Community Engagement* for a workshop on how to enact allyship in action within the API community and across other identities.

*Evelyn Rojo, Chicana Latino Student Development; Marisa Boyce, Gender Equity Resource Center; Mayra Gonzalez, Multicultural Community Center; Victor Sandifer, African American Student Development

Yes, No, Maybe?!?!?
Thursday, 3/31, 5:30-7:30p
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) 220 Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
Tired of talking about self-care? Ready to practice? Learning to set boundaries is key to having good self-care. In this workshop we use theater and play to explore how to say yes, no and maybe as well as identify our hang ups in saying what we want. Be ready to have fun and make mistakes together! This workshop will be capped at 20 participants; be sure to register to secure your spot! Guest facilitator: Amy Lam, Community Health for Asian Americans

APASD Alumni Connect 
Friday, 4/1, 6-7:30p
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) 220 Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
Former APASD interns return to campus to share their reflections on being an APASD intern and how they translated their experiences at Cal after graduation. Connect with these APASD alum for an enriching night of stories about strength, survival, and growth. All are welcome. Refreshments provided. 

RISE Conference - ROOTS: Rising out of the Shadows
Saturday, 4/2 9a-5p
2050 VLSB
The annual conference hosted by Rising Immigrant Scholars through Education (RISE) seeks to educate, empower, and enlighten undocumented youth in their pursuit of higher education and social change. For more information, contact riseatberkeley@gmail.com or visit our Rise at Berkeley Facebook page.
*APIISeries encourages our community to attend this important conference that also affects our broader API community!

Reflection & Action 
Closing Ceremony ft. Dr. Karen Ishizuka 
Sunday, 4/3 10:30a-4p
Multicultural Community Center (MCC) 220 Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union
This last ceremony will connect all of our learning from the past week as we move forward into action as an API community. We will feature Dr. Karen Ishizuka and her newly published book Serve the People: Making Asian America in the Long Sixties. Join us for this important keynote along with food, entertainment, raffle prizes, and closing caucus spaces! 


All events are ADA accessible. For additional disability accommodations please visit access.berkeley.edu.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: tinyurl.com/APIISeries2016
Upcoming Events:

Students of Color Community Gathering for Food Justice

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 5 – 7 p.m.
Multicultural Community Center

Food is intensely personal—we all need it, but it’s also racialized, cultural, and social. As food justice awareness increases on UC Berkeley’s campus, people of color experiences and voices are still not heard and some needs remain unmet. Whether you are deeply involved in food justice work already or are interested in the connections between race and food in the context of campus, your experiences and visions are welcome. Please join us in exploring our relationships to food and to each other in a student of color only space. We are excited to reflect and build together. The gathering will be followed by a shared meal. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend.

Registration required. Register here.

Presented by fellows from the project Building Equitable and Inclusive Food Systems at UC Berkeley.

Flejcon (the Financial Literacy & Economic Justice Conference) is excited to invite you to UC Berkeley's First Annual Financial Literacy & Economic Justice Conference, held on April 17 from 9AM - 5PM at the Pauley Ballroom (MLK Student Union, 3rd Floor). 

The conference will feature financial literacy workshops on credit cards, personal saving & investing, tax & tax credits, balancing nutrition & budget, how to find affordable housing, salary negotiations, and identifying multiple streams of income. The workshops will be run by our student org and community partners such as PwC, Bears for Financial Success, the Financial Aid Office, Bank of the West, and Game Theory Academy. We will also hold two different panels on economic justice featuring Cal faculty & community leaders to discuss the affordability of higher education as well as rising wage inequality in the Bay. You can learn more about the conference at our website. 

Registration is FREE for a limited time to UC Berkeley students. Register now here.
Scholarships & Opportunities
For the Spring 2016 semester, the Academic Affairs Vice President office offers both scholarships and grants for student organizations and individual students.  
 
The Scholarships Department is offering 3 different scholarships. 
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Friday, April 1st, 2016
  • The Textbook Scholarship -> The Textbook scholarship offers funds of up to $250 that can be used at the Cal Student Store for a wide range of materials.
  • RISE (Removing Impediments to Students' Education) -> The RISE Scholarship is for students who have lost their eligibility for federal financial aid, and awards up to $1000. We encourage undocumented students to apply.
  • OSRA (Outstanding Student Recognition Award) -> The OSRA scholarship is for students who have demonstrated excellence in a wide variety of areas, from academics to social service and giving back to the UC Berkeley community.
Link to the applications: tinyurl.com/asucscholarships 
Please email your questions to aavpscholarships@asuc.org.  
 
The Grants Department is offering 9 different grants.  
Applications are due by 11:59pm on Friday, April 1st, 2016
  • The Academic Opportunity Fund awards grants for aca  demic travel that enhances student access to valuable educational experiences beyond the classroom. It subsidizes off-campus academic pursuits, such as professional meetings, research conferences, academic competitions, and independent research. https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/aavpgacademicopportunityfund 
  • The ADA Accessibility Fund will serve to make ASUC sponsored events accessible to students with disabilities by providing funding to provide accommodations to events and activities. https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/adaaf 
  • The DeCal Fund provides monetary support to DeCal courses and independent student-initiated courses at UC Berkeley to foster the growth of student-run courses and address the un-met academic needs of the student body. https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/dcf 
  • The Educational Equity and Excellence Fund shall assist programs and organizations which increase academic opportunities and provide support services to transfer students, re-entry students, student parents, undocumented students, etc. https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/eeef
  • The Greek Opportunity Fund provides monetary support to empower students and chapters that are members of the IFC, PHC, NPHC and MCGC to engage in meaningful community-based initiatives which focus on philanthropy, leadership and career development, and health education. https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/asucgreekopportunityfund
Visit www.tinyurl.com/applyaavpgrants now to apply! 
Please email your questions to aavpgrants@asuc.org. 
 
The Public Service Center is offering the following scholarships  to meet students' desires for further academic and research ambitions.

>BUILD (Berkeley United in Literacy Development)
 
Priority Deadline: Thursday, April 28th
Final Deadline: Sunday, May 1st
Interviews: Wednesday, May 4th
Summer Mentor Start:  Fri. June 10th Orientation

For more information check out the following link:
http://publicservice.berkeley.edu/build

 
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CARE Advocacy & Prevention Program

Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment
Prevention Peer Education

2016-­2017 Program Application

Deadline: Friday, April 29 by 5:00 p.m.

Are you interested in learning more about creating a Cal community this is free from sexual violence and sexual harassment? Are you dedicated to advancing social justice?

Do you want to develop your communication skills? Do you want to engage in dialogue?

Then apply to become a Peer Educator with the CARE Advocacy and Prevention

About the Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment (SVSH) Peer Education

Preventing sexual violence and sexual harassment at Cal requires all community members to be involved in discussions about consent, healthy relationships, and respectful communication. One of the most powerful and effective ways to reach students for these critical conversations is peer education.

SVSH Peer Educators are undergraduate student leaders who engage their peers in meaningful dialogue about anti-violence, social justice, anti­-oppression, and a culture
that supports survivors. Peer Educators work collaboratively with other Peer Educators, CARE Advocacy and Prevention Program staff, and other campus partners. Peer Educators receive training to prepare them to provide outreach activities (tabling, health fairs, etc.), act as an ambassador for the CARE Advocacy and Prevention Program at student events, and present workshops to student organizations, student communities, and other campus departments.

We welcome “seasoned” Peer Educators as well as students who are new to this work to apply! All Peer Educators will receive individual support/coaching from CARE Advocacy and Prevention Program staff. Academic credit and stipends are available.

Maximum program size is 20 students. We would like our Peer Education program to reflect the diversity of our campus and encourage members of all communities to:

● Commitment for the next academic year (Fall 2016- Spring 2017)

● 15­minute phone call or in ­person meeting with CARE Advocacy and Prevention Program staff before August 1.

● Attend the Peer Education Training on August 11th & 12th from 10-2pm

● Participate and/or enroll in a 2 unit P/NP class during Fall Semester on Wednesday 3:10­-5 pm &  Spring Semester on Wednesday 3:10­-5 pm

● Participate in important outreach opportunities for the campus; at least 4 per

● Lead and facilitate workshops; at least one per semester based on availability

● Willingness to learn and have fun!

Please submit your application by Friday, April 29th by 5pm.

For more information about the SVSH Peer Education Program please contact

vduplessis@berkeley.edu or 510 703­5768

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Peer Educator!

We will be in touch with you about the status

of your application and next steps by May 5.